Depression in the Elderly Person: Risk Factors and Causes

Depression in the Elderly Person: Risk Factors and Causes

In this session, Hugh clarifies the causes of endogenous and reactive depression. Hugh identifies the main risk factors contributing to these mental illnesses. Hugh discusses how anxiety, when combined with depressive illness, results in a person experiencing agitated depression. Physical illness, stress and trauma along with child birth and menopause are identified as further risk factors which contribute to depressive illness.  This is an informative session which clarifies and outlines the causes of depression.

The main concepts explored in this session are:

• Endogenous depression
• Reaction to loss
• Exogenous depression
• Agitation and anxiety
• Risk assessment

Hugh Irons

Hugh Irons is a mental health nurse consultant and educator with extensive hospital and community based experience as a clinician and teacher.  Hugh has a Master of Nursing Degree (Community Health) as well as an impressive record as a teacher of communication skills and mental health topics. In addition is a member of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and is the author of the publication entitled: Counselling and Interviewing for Carers: A Basic Guide.

Speaker name: Hugh Irons
Recorded: 23/03/2010
Listening time: 32 minutes
Conference: Depression and the Elderly
Session in Conference: Causes of Depression & Risk Factors
State: Melbourne, Australia

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